I, for one, am glad of it. It’s very annoying to treat citizen gunowners one way, and police another. The only way we’re going to fix this is exactly how this situation worked out. Good job, Denny’s; good job, Chief. If the people don’t like it, they can change the rules.

"This was an insult, a slap in the face, to those detectives and to all of the men and women who proudly wear the uniform or badge and serve in law enforcement," Police Chief William Clay said, according to the News-Democrat.

"This individual [Rice] was the manager of Denny's. He therefore speaks for Denny's, in my mind. This policy effectively prohibits on-duty sworn police officers from dining in a Denny's Restaurant, but allows 'registered sex offenders,' 'felons' and or 'pedophiles' to enjoy a dining experience in Denny's."

Easy there you drama queen. Those people you denigrate are most likely Democrats, supporting your Democrat-controlled public-service union.

-- "This individual [Rice] was the manager of Denny's. He therefore speaks for Denny's, in my mind. This policy effectively prohibits on-duty sworn police officers from dining in a Denny's Restaurant, but allows 'registered sex offenders,' 'felons' and or 'pedophiles' to enjoy a dining experience in Denny's."

Easy there you drama queen. Those people you denigrate are most likely Democrats, supporting your Democrat-controlled public-service union.

A lesson from history: The agents of uncontrolled governments have committed orders of magnitude greater atrocities than ALL the non-government 'felons', 'registered sex offenders' and 'pedophiles' -- hell, throw in 'serial killers' and 'predatory rapists' while we're at it -- combined!

Keeping the government under control is JOB #1. Otherwise they tend to quickly become criminals of the first order, and then have all the guns to boot!

The Constitution wasn't written with the concern and intent of controlling the power of the criminal, but rather that of the State.

My local Denny’s made the mistake of putting up a no-guns sign a while back. When regulars like your’s truly stopped coming in, they discovered that their best customers who also tip generously might have been offended.

Corporate found out and made them take the sign down. If corporate hadn’t done this, the gals that wait the tables were going to string up the franchise owner by his grand slam...

...’They had their badges and their guns, but as detectives, not their uniforms, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This bothered a patron who then complained to a manager, David Rice, who then complained to one of the detectives: Please take your gun to your car or leave. No guns allowed.

“Upon further discussion, we became aware the individual was a plain-clothed police officer,” Denny’s spokeswoman Liz DiTrapano said in a statement, according to the News-Democrat. “Denny’s policy permits law enforcement officials to carry their firearms in the restaurant, and we regret any misunderstanding.”...’

As a bridge player I am a bit confused. What convention are you referring to in order to reach such a grand slam? I have never heard of a string up but there is a strip play. Are they related? Thank you. :)

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posted on 01/03/2013 1:41:41 PM PST
by ProudFossil
(" I never did give anyone hell. I just told the truth and they thought it was hell." Harry Truman)

I’m getting da_n sick and tired of one partron, one parent or one any individual complaining and having schools change activities, businesses change policies the offend hundreds or thousands. This is getting totally rediculous. Tell the individual to shove it.

I’m getting da_n sick and tired of one partron, one parent or one any individual complaining and having schools change activities and businesses change policies that then offend hundreds or thousands. This is getting totally ridiculous. Tell the individual to shove it.

Hey these restaurant owners have heard for weeks everyone is SAFER when there are no guns on premises.

They are just applying what the libtard msm and anti-gun folks, AMA and all the rest have been preaching forever.

Doesn’t matter who’s carrying the guns. This is zero tolerance libtard logic that you don’t (and are not) allowed to think about. It’s best if you don’t, and just shout the libtard mantra slogans until the other side laughs and goes away.

I’m not getting this anti-police sentiment in some of the above comments. The police don’t make the laws. Also, how is it that you want the police in your children’s schools to provide security, but not in Denny’s. You are not allowed in the schools with a gun either. I’m thinking a few have personal agendas and are just venting.

I’m not getting this anti-police sentiment in some of the above comments. The police don’t make the laws. Also, how is it that you want the police in your children’s schools to provide security, but not in Denny’s. You are not allowed in the schools with a gun either. I’m thinking a few have personal agendas and are just venting.

Some Texas restaurants are beginning to put up signs welcoming concealed carry customers. They say the patrons are welcome and encouraged to take care of any incidents that might arise and careful attention to marksmanship is encouraged!!!

Frankly, Denny's is one place that SHOULD have an armed guard. Countless stories on the web of altercations late night at Denny's. In fact there was a settlement against Denny's from a patron who was shot and paralyzed because some thug started firing wantonly in the restaurant.

I remember as a child when we would go to a restaurant and I would see cops with their gun. I would tell my mother “look there are cops with gun in here” My dear mother (RIP) said “Honey I rather see them here because I feel safe in here. If anything happens I know they will shoot back and kill the evil person” After I never mentioned a cop in a public place, now I see what my mother meant. I too feel safe to know there is a gun holder in the premise. Though I wish cops could sit near a corner and not near the entrance incase some wacko comes in and sees them.

One Denny’s close to my house has a “no guns” sign. I didn’t notice it until after I had breakfast. I went back in and told the manager that I would no longer eat there. There is another Denny’s just two miles down the same street where I can open carry ... no problem ... I now eat there.

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posted on 01/03/2013 2:28:06 PM PST
by clamper1797
(I mourn for the America I grew up in ..fought for ..and loved ..July 4 1776- June 28 2012)

I have a problem getting my mind around the concept of plain
clothes cops out in public with weapons visible to fellow
Dennys patrons. What would be the point? Must be they removed
sport coats which revealed shoulder holsters. Anyway, seems like
the Dennys mgr tried to correct the problem.

When they put the sign up, I asked my favorite server what had happened. She told me that they’ve never had any real trouble, but, there was this one fella that was minding his own business, enjoying his meal and then someone saw his sidearm.

I asked...”Did he then pull it out and start waving it around, wildly?” “No”, she said, “But everyone could SEE it.”

“So, no one died”

“Yep”

I said good bye and told her that I would see her again when the sign comes down and that Perkin’s was just two blocks away. Also, bad guys don’t pay attention to signs.

I cooked for a daycare center while in college. There was a girl whose father was and undercover police officer in a nearby city. Most of the time he came in street clothes to pick up his kid. Sometime he did carry a gun. One day he showed up in his undercover street thug outfit while carrying a gun and even with the badge scared a couple parents. He did look very scary I had to take a second look to recognize him. I wanted to ask but never had the chance if they had spray on stink or did they had to come up with their own. We had plans made with him that if any showed up to get his child we didn’t know someone was going over the back fence with her.

In Texas every Texas Ranger and non-metroplex Sheriff’s deputy (that is an investigator) would be banned. Their daily uniform consists of western style jeans or pants, a white western styled shirt, and a western holster rig with the badge next to the holster. Sometime a jacket, sometimes not.

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